by Lori Stevic-Rust, PhD ABPP | Aug 25, 2026 | Personal Reflections
When I heard today that Dolly Parton had died, my heart, like many of yours, I imagine, felt a deep sadness. It felt as though a little sliver of joy and happiness had just slipped away from us. I heard myself saying to others, “Another good one gone.” And then I...
by Lori Stevic-Rust, PhD ABPP | Apr 4, 2026 | Personal Reflections
Maybe restlessness is what happens when the soul will not let us make peace with what should disturb us. Restless. That is the only word I have for how I have felt this past year. Like something had been tugging at me. Something would not let me fully rest or let my...
by Lori Stevic-Rust, PhD ABPP | Feb 4, 2026 | All Categories, Personal Reflections
Written on Rosa Parks Day — a reminder that ordinary people change the world. I’m writing this letter to you today with that courage in mind. My sweet girls, I don’t know how old you’ll be when you read this. Maybe you’ll still be young. Maybe you’ll already be...
by Lori Stevic-Rust, PhD ABPP | Jan 25, 2026 | All Categories, Personal Reflections
When Silence Stops Being Abstract I remember setting up the camera and positioning the chairs in Rena’s living room, aware of a subtle but unmistakable shift in the air. It felt as though we had crossed into a space where casual conversation no longer belonged. I sat...
by Lori Stevic-Rust, PhD ABPP | Jan 6, 2026 | Personal Reflections
One Year One year ago We released you into the ocean, salt and sky receiving what your body could no longer carry. As you were leaving, I could here your song— Here I am, Lord. It is I, Lord. Not whispered. Summoned –(as only you could) As if you were calling God by...
by Lori Stevic-Rust, PhD ABPP | Dec 28, 2025 | Personal Reflections, Self-Discovery
Turning the Page If reflection marks anything, it marks our responsibility. Not the kind that demands resolutions or reinvention—but the quieter responsibility of paying attention. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about why the end of a year pulls us in this way. We...
